Reply to "Calibration - Getting On The Mark"

duanerussellMeasurer

Lyman - I can't answer for Jim, but I also measure without a kickstand. I ride to my point, set my paint can down on the point (I carry it in my water-bottle cage), then lock my front brake and move my bike out of the way. If, when I lay the bike down, it is in such a position that the wheel may spin, I put my water bottle (I have two cages) in the spokes, so it doesn't move. No problem at all.

Many times, though, there is a curb where I am marking, so I just roll my bike forward 8 feet, so my paint doesn't get on it, then prop the bike against the curb, using the pedal as a kickstand. The bike stays where I put it, and there is no "rolling" issue.

3/4/1211:04 AM

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